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FinTech PulseSpecial edition | Exploring the evolving tech landscape, the potential of blockchain, and what’s next for Web3 innovation with Paul HsuIn this special edition of Norton Rose Fulbright’s FinTech Pulse podcast, host Sean Murphy is joined by Paul Hsu, founder and CEO of Decasonic - an early stage venture and digital assets fund - to dive into his perspectives on the evolving tech landscape, the potential of blockchain, and what’s next for Web3 innovation.2024-11-2931 min
BlockHashEp. 406 Paul Hsu | VC Investing in Web3 with DecasonicOn episode 406 of the BlockHash Podcast, Founder & CEO Paul Hsu joins Brandon Zemp to dive deeper into the world of VC investing in Web3 and their approach at Decasonic as a Web3 VC firm.
Paul Hsu is Founder and CEO of Decasonic, a venture and digital assets fund focusing on pre-seed, seed & early stage investments building the web3 frontier. He has invested in the AI & blockchain space since 2013.
He was previously a leading social gaming developer and product & growth executive at Zynga ($2B+ raised, IPO). Paul's early career included early-stage venture investing at NeoCarta Ventures, a $300M fund based...2024-08-0625 min
Blockchain for the BillionsBlockchain for the Billions S2 E7: Gen Z Mindset: A Deep Dive into How the Next Generation Shapes and Embraces Crypto TechnologyVenture Investor Lauren Tierney sits down with the dynamic trio: Nam Vuong, a Junior from Northwestern University; Will Lawson, a Senior from UIUC; and Nicholas Harness, a Junior from UIUC. Together, they discuss how the younger generation is not just using but wholeheartedly embracing the world of crypto. Listen in for an insightful exploration into the minds of these bright minds shaping the future of finance and technology.2024-02-0142 min
Blockchain for the BillionsBlockchain for the Billions S2 E6: Navigating Innovation within Transmedia w/ Jon MargolisIn this episode Danny Pantuso sits down with the Head of BD at the largest Metaverse, Jon Margolis from The Sandbox to discuss storytelling across platforms and worlds. Dive into a transmedia narrative, where elements of a story are systematically dispersed across various media channels to create a unified and coordinated entertainment experience.2023-12-0647 min
Blockchain for the BillionsBlockchain for the Billions S2 E5: Next-Gen Internet: Impact of 5G on Immersive Tech w/ Steven ShawSit down with Steven Shaw, the co-founder of TechRise and Head of Community Engagement at Verision. TechRise, an organization supporting Chicago's historically underrepresented tech founders find the funding, knowledge, and networks to help their businesses thrive.2023-11-2036 min
Blockchain for the BillionsBlockchain for the Billions S2 E4: Generative AI w/ Emmanuel de MaistreIn this week's episode of Blockchain for the Billions podcast, Danny Pantuso sits down with Emmanuel de Maistre, Founder and CEO of Scenario. Scenario is leading the way in #generativeAI and #gaming.2023-11-0839 min
Blockchain for the BillionsBlockchain for the Billions S2 E3: A New Age for Creators: Lamina1's Vision for the Mixed Reality Shift. w/ Rebecca BarkinLauren Tierney sits down with Rebecca Barkin, co-founder of Lamina 1, and chats about the exciting prospects for creators in the ever-evolving realms of the #metaverse and #mixed reality.2023-10-2544 min
Blockchain for the BillionsBlockchain for the Billions S2E2: Everything you need to know about the Vision Pro w/ Jamie GantJoin us to delve into his first-hand experience with the Vision Pro, Apple's soon-to-be-released Mixed Reality Headset. He's one of a handful of people in the world who's actually used this headset, and by all accounts, it's a game-changer.2023-10-111h 01
Blockchain for the BillionsBlockchain for the Billions S2E1: Aligning incentives to rally a Community, online and offline w/ Laura Cunningham of NEAR FoundationSit down with Laura Cunningham, the General Manager at Near Foundation. Near is a Layer 1 blockchain that lays the secure and scalable groundwork for a new era of decentralized applications (dApps). In this episode, your hosts Grace and Lauren explore NEAR's cutting-edge founder-focused cohort, HZN1, and delve into the influence of community within the web3 ecosystem.2023-09-2728 min
The Proof Of Work PodcastDanny Pantuso: Lessons from Decasonic Web3 Rising Star VC | Proof Of Work With Shiv Mehta Episode 14I recently enjoyed having my friend Danny Pantuso on The Proof Of Work podcast. As a venture investor at Decasonic, a Chicago-based VC firm, Danny brought valuable insights into venture capital, web3, and where he sees the most opportunity today.
I was fascinated to hear about Danny's interdisciplinary background in management science and engineering from Stanford, which informs his balanced approach to blending art and science and his adventures in founding and selling a successful startup in Iceland after spurning a safe product management role at Microsoft in Silicon Valley.
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Blockchain for the BillionsIntroducing Blockchain for the Billions: Season 2Coming September 27th: Season 2 of Blockchain for the Billions. BFTB is the podcast where Grace Casey, Lauren Tierney, & Danny Pantuso will sit down to unpack the latest innovations and insights that are shaping the future of #blockchain and #web3.2023-09-0500 min
The Outlier Ventures PodcastWeb3 Mainstream, with Paul Hsu of DecasonicIn today's episode of The Metaverse Podcast, we talk to Paul Hsu, founder and CEO at Decasonic, with the mission to propel Web3 into mainstream adoption.
Paul is joined by our host and CEO, Jamie Burke, discussing their venture partnership in the Base Camp Accelerator, the leading accelerator for Web3 projects around the world. If you are a Web3 founder, investor or curious about what is being built in the space, this episode is for you. Tune in to:
Learn about Decasonic's thesis & key areas of interest for Web3 mainstream adoption;
Get a comprehensive overview of the ev...2023-03-2732 min
Blockchain for the BillionsBlockchain for the Billions S1E9: Lauren Tierney and Stef Caldwell of Allowlist PodcastCami sits down with web3's favorite tour guides - Lauren and Stef from the Allowlist podcast. They cover areas of web3 they're bullish on, what we should avoid going from web2 to web3, and at the end they reveal who their dream podcast guest would be 👀2022-11-0431 min
Blockchain for the BillionsBlockchain for the Billions S1E8: NFT Crypto Punk Rapper Spottie WifiCami and Alejandro sit down for a conversation with NFT Crypto Punk Rapper Spottie Wifi - https://www.spottiewifi.io/2022-10-2146 min
Blockchain for the BillionsBlockchain for the Billions S1E7: Esha Gupta of Mysterious.xyzCami and Alejandro sit down with Esha Gupta, co-founder of music video NFT marketplace Mysterious.xyz.2022-10-0749 min
Future of WorkThe MetaverseDecasonic Founder and CEO Paul Hsu and Sterling Bay Managing Principal Dean Marks discuss the metaverse and its potential to upend the Future of Work.MCCSRealty.com. Helping office tenants embrace the new normal. 2022-10-0345 min
Blockchain for the BillionsBlockchain for the Billions S1E6: THE ETHEREUM MERGE with James HeCami gets the high level from James on the ETH Merge, why it matters for mainstream adoption, implications, further innovation roadmaps. Alejandro and James, both full stack engineers, get technical and geeky on what it took to complete such a monumental event. CONGRATS to all that made the Merge successful.2022-09-2349 min
Blockchain for the BillionsBlockchain for the Billions S1E5: imnotArtCami and Alejandro sit down with co-founders of imnotArt Matt Schapiro and Zachary Grochocinski in their NFT gallery - both IRL and in their METAVERSE gallery! You might want to watch this one on YouTube. 😎2022-09-091h 15
Blockchain for the BillionsBlockchain for the Billions S1E4: Gabby Kusz of GDCATune into Cami and Alejandro's compelling conversation with Gabby Kusz, CEO of the Global Digital Currency Association2022-08-2646 min
The Come Up SeriesWeb3.0 and Crypto w/Paul HsuTonight we talk about all things crypto, web3, blockchain and of course venture capital with cousin Paul Hsu. He is the Founder and CEO of Decasonic, a venture and digital assets fund building blockchain innovation. As a tech investor and operator, Paul partners with outlier founders to accelerate product market fit and systematically scale early stage companies.2022-08-1700 min
Blockchain for the BillionsBlockchain for the Billions S1E3: Jordan Wexler of EarlyBirdCami and Alejandro sit down with Jordan Wexler, CEO and founder of EarlyBird, the platform where family members can gift investments to the children in their lives.getearlybird.iotwitter: @giftearlybird | @jordan_wexlerdecasonic.comtwitter: @decasonic | @aleballest | @camidarling2022-08-1257 min
Blockchain for the BillionsBlockchain for the Billions S1E2: Brett Harrison of FTX.US | Web3 Investor Day Cami and Alejandro discuss DeFi vs. CeFi, scaling intentionally, + a live Q&A with Brett Harrison, President of FTX.US at Web3 Investor Day in Chicago, July 28th 20222022-08-0326 min
Asian Hustle NetworkPaul Hsu // S2 Ep 171 // Web3 as Life Changing Tech with Paul Hsu, DecasonicWelcome back to Season 2, Episode 171 of the Asian Hustle Network Podcast! We are very excited to have Paul Hsu on this week's show.
We interview Asian entrepreneurs around the world to amplify their voices and empower Asians to pursue their dreams and goals. We believe that each person has a message and a unique story from their entrepreneurial journey that they can share with all of us. Check us out on Anchor, iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play Music, TuneIn, Spotify, and more. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave us a positive 5-star review. This is...2022-07-2332 min
Blockchain for the BillionsBlockchain For The Billions S1E1: Peter Leeb of Kyro DigitalThank you for tuning into Blockchain for the Billions presented by Decasonic!Today Alejandro Ballesteros and Cami Darling sit down with co-founder of Kyro Digital, Peter Leeb.Kyro is the first native web3 building platform with utility apps. Peter explains what it was like during the early days of Kyro and what made him want to pursue a web3 venture.Find Peter and Kyro: @peterleeb @kyro_digital kyro.coFind Alejandro, Cami, and Decasonic: @alle_ballest @camidarling @decasonic2022-07-1554 min
The Curious LearnersPaul Hsu | Metaverse as the Immersive Internet | The Curious Learners Ep. 26My guest today is Paul Hsu. He is the founder of Decasonic, a crypto native VC fund. Paul's background and his thesis at Decasonic put him in a unique position to help entrepreneurs ride the next wave of innovation in Blockchain.Our wide-ranging conversation covers the history of innovation in social world, biggest catalysts for mass adoption of web3 and the future of new social world that we are in. It was fascinating to hear Paul's wonderful insights with the hindsight of significant experience from his career. Here are some highlights from the show:2022-07-0329 min
Blockchain for the BillionsIntroducing The Blockchain for the Billions PodcastIntroducing the Blockchain for the Billions podcast co-hosted by @alleballest and @camidarling presented by Decasonic 🎙️⏩Tune in bi-weekly as they sit down with top tier founders in web3 and share their inspiring stories2022-06-0301 min
Let's Grab Coffee Podcast ☕#140 - Paul Hsu | Investing in Web3 With a $48.8M Blockchain Venture FundPaul Hsu is Founder and CEO of Decasonic, the venture and digital assets fund building blockchain innovation. As a tech investor and operator, Paul partners with outlier founders to accelerate product market fit and systematically scale early stage companies.
Paul’s curiosity and conviction in disruptive technology date back to the dawn of the Internet: first, as a venture investor on Sand Hill Road, then as a senior executive at pre-IPO mobile, social and gaming companies, and today as a founder and investor in blockchain.
Paul has held senior leadership positions at technology companies in Si...2022-02-2440 min